Events

23 February 2012
Meet-the-buyer day

We’re holding a meet-the-buyer day at our headquarters in Brasted on Thursday 23 February. Details of the participating buyers will be announced shortly.

29 February – Friday 2 March
Global Pet Expo 2012, Orlando

Global Pet Expo is the largest North American trade show for the pet care sector. Last year’s show had 835 exhibitors and featured more than 3,000 new product launches. A total of 4,691 pet equipment buyers attended from around the world including independent retailers, distributors, mass-market buyers and other qualified professionals.

Organised by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), Global Pet Expo 2012 will present the latest, most innovative pet care products on the market today. More than 800 companies from across the world – including 150 first-time exhibitors - will showcase products for all types of pet including dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, small animals and horses. With 62 per cent of American households owning at least one pet, this is your opportunity to break into a market valued at $50 billion.

PetQuip is managing a British exhibitor group for a third successive year at Global Pet Expo 2012. The show organisers are again offering us an attractive exhibitor package and PetQuip has secured grant support of £1,800 for eligible British firms under UK Trade & Investment’s Tradeshow Access Programme. Please click here to download more information about Global Pet Expo, the British pavilion, our exhibitor package, UK Trade & Investment grants, cost factors and application forms.

For help and advice about exhibiting at Global Pet Expo 2012, please phone Emma Lewis or Theresa Swann on +44 (0) 1959 565 995 or email emma@petquip.com or theresa@petquip.com.

20-21 March 2012
PATS Pet & Aquatics Trade Show, Sandown Park

www.patshow.co.uk

Visit our stand at PATS Sandown to find out more about PetQuip; how we can support your business and the activities we have planned for the year ahead. We’re on stand R4 in Esher Hall and hope to see you there.

17-20 May 2012
Interzoo, Nuremberg

www.interzoo.com

With the introduction of an additional hall in 2012, Interzoo continues to consolidate its position as the world’s leading trade fair for the pet care industry. At the last edition of Interzoo in 2010, about 1,500 exhibitors (95 of whom were from the UK) displayed pet food, grooming aids, accessories and services to more than 38,000 trade visitors from 115 countries. Almost 24,000 of those visitors came from outside Germany.

PetQuip is offering a comprehensive stand package at Interzoo 2012, designed so that exhibitors can just turn up and display their products. The package includes floor space, walls, carpet, lighting, fascia panel, table, chairs, counter, electricity and daily stand cleaning. Firms can choose to exhibit in the British pavilion in a prime location at the front of Hall 9 or in other areas of the show if they prefer and still benefit from our full support.

Based on an exchange rate of £1:€1.12, the cost of the stand package is about £248 per square metre, plus a mandatory charge made by the organisers for the Communications Package of £430 and the PetQuip management fee (£415+VAT for members of PetQuip; £595+VAT for non-members).

PetQuip has secured grant support of £1,000 for eligible British firms under UK Trade & Investment’s Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP). However, numbers are limited so would-be exhibitors should apply now to avoid disappointment

To obtain an exhibitor information and application pack for Interzoo 2012, please email theresa@petquip.com or emma@petquip.com or phone +44 (0) 1959 565 995. 

20 June 2012
Meet-the-buyer day, Brasted, Kent

Participating buyers to be announced.

4-5 September 2012
PetEx, Dublin

www.petex.ie

Ireland's national pet and aquatic trade show, which is now biennial, has moved to a new venue in Dublin's popular Burlington Hotel. PetEx aims to attract buyers from specialist retailers, garden centres and veterinary practices from both Northern and Southern Ireland to this two day event.

To book your stand and take advantage of the 12.5 per cent discount for PetQuip members, please contact Deirdre Quinn by email: dqcommunications@gmail.com

16-17 September 2012
PATS Pet & Aquatics Trade Show, Harrogate

www.patshow.co.uk

Visit our stand at PATS Harrogate to find out more about PetQuip and our plans for British exhibitor groups at Global Pet Expo 2013 and Zoomark. We’re on stand E37 in hall C and hope to see you there.

17-19 September 2012
Glee

www.gleebirmingham.com

Exhibitor space discount of 12.5 per cent for members of PetQuip. Come and meet the PetQuip team at the International Buyers’ Centre.

11 – 14 October, 2012
Explorer visit to Pet Fair Asia, Shanghai

www.petfairasia.com

Pet Fair Asia 2011 attracted more than 40,000 visitors from 23 countries, including 11,000 professional visitors, as well as visiting groups from Northern Europe, India, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong. Of the 500 exhibitors who took part in last year’s fair, almost a quarter were from abroad.

Our reconnaissance visit to Pet Fair Asia 2011 produced some interesting sales leads for PetQuip members and providing there is sufficient support, we plan to offer a package of activities for visitors from the UK to this year’s fair, including a catalogue showcase, meetings with potential distributors, and a tour of retail outlets in Shanghai. If the Chinese market is of interest and you would like to take part in a fact finding visit to Pet Fair Asia 2012, please contact us at info@petquip.com.